‘Only 231 recommendations implemented out of 953’ - - Audit report reveals
- Audit report reveals February 9, 2016 By Regina Pratt Auditor General, Mrs. Lara Taylor-Pearce, The 2014 Audit report on ministries, departments and agencies reveals that out of the 953...
View ArticleMaster Peace to organise Nelson Award
February 9, 2016 By Victoria Saffa Master Peace-Sierra Leone (MPSL), with support from Master Peace Foundation in the Netherlands, will start giving Nelson Award to people who are making positive...
View ArticleNigerian envoy bids farewell to Amb. Strasser-King
February 9, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma The Nigerian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Her Excellency Mrs. Gladys Modupeola Quist-Adebiyi last Friday (5 February) bade farewell to Mrs. Ebun...
View ArticleAG seeks more independence - - to account for public monies
- to account for public monies February 9, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Accountant General’s Department of Sierra Leone is seeking more independence in a bid to efficiently and effectively account...
View ArticleSLPP will strongly resist ‘more time’ for Pres. Koroma - - reiterates...
- reiterates opposition strongman February 9, 2016 By Mohamed Massaquoi The opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) acting National Publicity Secretary has slammed the proposed move by some...
View ArticleKargbo joins Liberia’s Fassel FC
February 9, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leonean defender Alieu Kargbo has signed a two-year deal with Liberian top tier league club Fassel FC. The former Mighty Blackpool defender, who was unveiled...
View ArticleMarathon: Kamara sets new national record
February 9, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Mustapha ‘Elmuzzay’ Kamara has set a new 42km national record after clocking 2 hours, 34 minutes and 01 second in Saturday’s Marathon race held in Lagos, Nigeria....
View ArticleSierra Leone makes history at the AU
February 9, 2016 By Abdul Karim Koroma in Addis Ababa Under the leadership of President Ernest Bai Koroma Sierra Leone has made another remarkable history by being elected for the first time as member...
View Article29,000 epilepsy patients registered in Sierra Leone
February 12, 2016 By Regina Pratt Some 29,137 patients of epilepsy were recorded between 2012 and 2015, according to national coordinator for Epilepsy Sierra Leone, Max Bangura. He was speaking to...
View ArticleNAYCOM certifies 193 interns
February 12, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma The National Youth Commission, with support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through the Graduate Internship Programme (GIP), yesterday...
View ArticleMPs refuse to ratify Wellington-Masiaka road expansion
February 12, 2016 By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of Parliament yesterday refused to ratify an agreement for the reconstruction of the four-lane Wellington-Masiaka highway, noting that it should be given...
View ArticleIFC, BSL partner to improve banking sector
February 12, 2016 IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) are partnering to promote improved performance in Sierra Leone’s banking sector by helping financial...
View ArticleStreet garages are an eyesore in Freetown
February 12, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai The habit of parking vehicles on the streets of Freetown by drivers and vehicle owners to fix and wash them is a cause for grave concern. A whole lot of these...
View ArticleSalone to face Gambia in U-20 qualifiers
February 12, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone will start their qualifying campaign for the 20th edition of the African Youth Championship with a two-legged tie against West African opponent, The...
View ArticleSalone referees to arbitrate CAF Champions tie
February 12, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed three Sierra Leonean referees with FIFA badges to handle the 2016 CAF Champions league preliminary round...
View ArticleSLFA president, stakeholders in the ‘new FIFA’
February 12, 2016 By Frank Cole in Doha, Qatar Some 209 members of the world football governing body FIFA will converge in Zurich on 26th February for their Extra-ordinary Congress not only to vote for...
View ArticleTwo ‘child traffickers’ in court
February 12, 2016 By Hawa Amara Albert Musa and Albert Koroma were yesterday arraigned before Magistrate Abu Bakarr Binneh-Kamara for alleged trafficking of five children to The Gambia. They were...
View ArticleHealth Network SL on post-Ebola recovery strategy - …special outing for...
…special outing for survivors February 12, 20 16 Mohamed Massaquoi Health Network Sierra Leone, a civil society advocacy network on health, human rights, security and corporate governance issues is...
View ArticleIMC inspects facilities at City Media Centre
February 15, 2016 By Mahmoud Fofana CEO of City Media Centre, Stanley Bangura Jr. The Chairman and a team of Commissioners from the Independent Media Commission (IMC) last Thursday, in their tour of...
View ArticleStreet begging and moral decadence in Sierra Leone: My Take!
February 15, 2016 By Mohamed Massaquoi Street beggars around Cotton Tree in Central Freetown Some Sierra Leoneans give money to street beggars out of pity. Others give to beggars just to get them off...
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